Vehicle fender



o. a. JONES.

VEHICLE FENDER.

. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1921- I 1,425,659. P nte A g-15, 1922 3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INVENTOK 0M) Jnes 0. g. JONES.

VEHICLEfEND'ER. l l APPLICATION F|L E D JAN. 25, i921. 1,425,659, I v Patented Au. 15, 1922.

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INwzNToK Omar clams 0.0. JONES; VEHICLE FENDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25,192]- 1,425,659. PatentedAug- '15, 1922.

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sweeter- S 'vm-rrcnn Original application filed October 9, 1920, Serial January'25, 1921.

provements in vehicle fenders, the same being a division of my'application-bearing Serial Number 5,849, filed October 9th,

1920, and has for its object to provide a de-v vice of this character under thecontrol of the operator of the'vehicle so that said fender may be moved from an inoperative position to a running position and to an operat-ive position or'vice versa as the occasion may require and is particularly adaptedfor use on. automobiles. I

Another'object of the invention isto provide manually operated actuating means for moving the fender, and more particularly the fender netor catching member, to the different positions. i

A '"urther object of the invention is to provide resilient means for normally drawing the uprights rearwardly or toward the ve- A still further object of the inventionis to provide means for limiting the outward or forward movement of the aforementioned uprights and also toprovide means for lin iting the rearward movement of said upri hts. I

with these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims. i

In order that those skilled in the art to which this'invention appertains, may underj stand how to make and'use the same I will describe its construction, in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application inj I j are fastened the ends of the cableslo which which Fig. 1 is a fragmentaryside elevation of i an automobile showing my improved fender attached thereto inrunning position, a portion ofthe automobile being broken away and the near side wheel removed to 'lllilSilltltQ the actuating mechanism.

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Specification of Letterslatent Patg nted if ugtigjg iggg no. 415,849. Divided and tliis application filed Serial No. 439,763;

. Fig. 2, is a detail plan view of aportion of i one of the uprights showingv the means for limiting the rearward movement thereof! Fig. 3, is a similar view to Fig. 1 showing the-fender in its inoperativeposition and illustrating indottedlines the position as sumed thereby when the fender isvin its operative position.

Fig. 4, is a plan view thereof fender in its operative position.

jour'nalled insuitable brackets 3 secured to "the vehicle frame or chassis tand to this bar are secured the side members 5 of the rear v the l V In carrying out myinvention'as here em-fl I section 6 of the fender frame while interme-.

' diateits' ends saidbarhas'rotatably mounted thereon the uprights 7 the outer ends of 1 which are braced bya cross bar8'. v To said cross bar Sis secured'the upper end of the fender net or catchingmember 9 the lower end of which is attached to the supporting piece or member 10 secured between the side members llof the "forward section of the,

fender frame, said vside. members being braced or stiffened by the crossrod 12 at- ,tached to said side members adjacent their outer ends. Thesides of the fender net or catching member '9 are secured'to ropes 1'3,

or their equivalent which strengthen the edgesofthe net andassist in holdingsaid';

net in its proper shape, the ends of the; ropes being fastened tothe uprights 7 members 11. Y

The side members 11, of, the forward s5 and the side fender frame section are hinged to the side members 5 of the rear fender frame section as at 14: in such manner as to make ajjoint that will break upward and" each of. the side members 11 is providedwith an extension or over hanging finger lwhich coacts with the members 5 to stop themenibers l l r vthe forward fender section when-they are in endwise alignment. 7 l e To the ends of the'extenslons orfingers ,15

fenderv sections or the side members 5 and r un over guide pulleys l7 carriedby the side members 5, said pulleys beingswiveled, piv: ote'd or otherwise fastened to the members 5 rights 7 are attached the springs 18 which in Fi 3 b means of a suitable cable 19 or its equivalent which is fastened to the vehicle frame and the uprights 7. preferably located within the-coils of the springs. The uprights 7 and likewise the parts of the fender or fender frame sections are limited in their rearward movements or to the inoperative position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 by stop arms 20 carried by the uprights7 adjacent their journal points and these arms are arranged to contact with portio'ns ofthe brackets 3, as shown in 3. As the brackets 3 are out of linewith the uprights 7 thestop arms'are offset from the uprights as plainly shown in Fig. 2.

To the after bar 2 is secured a depending arm 21 having one end of a connecting rod attached thereto, the opposite end of said rod beingat-tached to a suitable part of a hand operated lever 28 which represents a manually operated actuating means; for moving the fender to its different positions. When the fender is in its inoperative positi'on, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3 and it is desired to place the same in'running condition or move it to the position. shown in Fig. 1 the hand 1 ver 23 is actuated in the proper direction which will move the depending arm 21 rearwardly, thus rotating the after'rod 2 and cause the rear fender frame section 7 including the side members 5, to be moved downward and'tiis movement will cause the uprights 7 to swing to the position shown in Fig. 1 where they will be maintained by the springs 18. i i ith the uprights in this position the further downward movement of the side members 5 will increase the distance between the guide pulleys 17 and the points of attachment of the cables 16 to the uprights thereby causing said cables to pass about the guide pulleys until the ends of said cables, where they are attached to the side members 11 of the forward fender frame section or drawn to the regionof the guide post causing the e tensions or fingers 15 to contact with the side members 5, said extensions or fingers preventing any further movement of the forward frame section relative to the rear frame section. The fender then being in running position, as shown in 1, should it be desired to move the same into operative position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 a further movement of the hand lever 23 will move the entire fender downward including both frame sections, the uprights and the net, until stopped by the cable 19, it being understood that the more T his cable is ment of the fender frame sections will be transmitted to the uprights 7 through the cables 16 and the ropes 13. Nhen the pressure is relieved from the hand lever 23 the fender willbe returned to its normal or running position by the spring 18.

lVhen it is desired to return the tender to its inoperative position it is only necessary to actuate the hand lever 23 in the proper direction, which will raise the fender frame and permit the sprin thereby move the uprights 7 to the position shown in elevation in lg. 23 in which posl tion the uprights will be stopped by the stop arms 20. After this position has, been reached, any further upward movement of the fenderframe will cause the distance between the guide pulleys 17 and the points of attacl'iment of the cables 16 to the uprights 7 to be shortened so that the strain upon said cables 16 is relieved and gravity will cause the outer or forward fender fraine section to collapse upon the rear fender frame section as plainly shownin 8.

Of course I do not wish'to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may. be varied within the limits of the appended claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention;

.l laving thus fully described my invention, what I claim'as new and useful is:-

1. A. fender including b ackets for att-a'chment to a vehicle, an after bar journalled in said brackets, uprights rotatably mounted on said after bar, and stop arms carried by said uprights and offsettherefrom and adapted to engage portions of said brackets for limiting the rearward movements of the uprights.

2. A fender including brackets for at tachment to vehicle, an after bar journalled in said brackets, uprights rotatably mounted on said after bar, stop arms carried by said uprights and offset therefrom and adapted to engage portions of said brackets for limiting the rearward movements ofthe uprights, springs attached to said uprights and the vehicle for normally drawing said uprights rearwardly, and means passing through said springs and attached to the vehicle for limiting the forward movements of said uprights.

3. A fender including brackets for attachment to a vehicle, an after bar jour-- nalled in said brackets, uprights rotatably mounted on said after bar, stop'arms carried by said uprights and offset therefrom and adapted to engage portions of said brackets for limiting the rearward move ments of the uprights, springs" attacl1ed' to said uprights and the vehicle for normally drawing said uprights rearwardly', means passing through said springs and attached to the vehicle for limiting the forward movements of said uprights, a rear fender section s 18 to connect andfixed to said after bar, a forward fender section hinged to the rear section, fingers carried by the forward frame section adaptfor limiting the rearward movements of the uprights, springs-attached to said up rights and the vehicle for normally drawing said uprights rearwardly, means passlng through said springs and attached to' the vehicle for limiting the forward move ments of said uprights, a rear fender section fixed to said after bar, a forward fender section hinged to the rear section, fingers carried by the forward frame section adapted to ,engage the rear fender section for stopping movements of the forward frame section relatlveto the rear frame. section when the two are in endwise alignment, guide pulleys on the rear; frame section, and cables connected tothe free ends of the fingers passing about the guide pulleys and attached to the uprights, said cables causing the forward frame to be moved into endwise alignment withthe rear frame section as the distance between the guide pulleys and the points of attachment of the cables'to the uprights is increased, said forward frame section moving out of alignment with the rear frame section by gravity. 3

when said distance is decreased.

tachment toa vehicle, an after bar jour- 5. A fender comprising; brackets for at I v I nalled in said brackets, a primary fender l section fixed to said a'fter bar, a secondaryfender sectionhinged to the primary section, means-for limiting the upward movement of i the secondary section with relation to the primary section beyond the endwise alignment therewith, uprights rotatably guide pulleys on the primary 1, section an overwhich the cables run to cause the sec-v y ondary sectlon to be moved into endwise alignment with the primary section. as the distance betweenthe'gu-ide pulleys and the points of attachment ofthe cables to-theup rights is increased, said secondary section Jmounted on the after bar, cables connected v to the secondary section andsaid uprights moving outof alignment with the primary I section by gravity when said distance is decreased, ropes connected to the secondary section and the uprights, a catching member ver and a connecting rod attached to the supported by said ropes, the uprights and the secondary section,- springs attached to the uprights and the vehicle for normally holding the uprights in a certain position I' and tending to draw them inward,means for limiting the outward' movement of the'u'prights, means for limiting the inward movement of the uprights, fa depending arm carj; ried by the after bar, a hand operative le-j I lever and said arm whereby the primary positions. I

In testimony whereof, I aiiixed my. signature.

fender section may be moved to different have hereunto sloMAR etJo Es. 

